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As Social Network Flogs the English Language

Man would be nothing without language. The evolution and development of language is one of mankind’s most outstanding efforts. It is through language that we express our emotions and concerns. English, Mandarin, Nupe, Kanuri and others are all means of

How to Negotiate Your Salary at a Job Interview

While sitting at the interview of the job you wish to get, you are thinking of one primary thing: money. You are weighing your chances of impressing your employer, getting the job, and negotiating a salary good enough to sustain

MasterCard Foundation Provides $500M for Education in Africa

The MasterCard Foundation is providing $500 million to educate young people in Africa through its innovative MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program. The Scholars Program is a 10-year global initiative that partners have signed on to already, including BRAC, Campaign for Female

Port Harcourt is World’s Book Capital for 2014

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has picked Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital as the World Book Capital City for 2014. The selection of Port Harcourt was done by a coalition of reading groups in its

Nigerian Celebrities to Play Football for a Cause

Ever wondered what Naeto C looks like in a football jersey? Do you want to see The Chairman, MI, score a goal live? Will Seyi Law make a good goalkeeper? You have the chance to satisfy your curiosity and more

How to Make Money from Parties in Nigeria: A Lecture by Gov. Fashola

Opening a business for mobile restrooms, or a venue-clean up service for parties in Lagos can make you rich. So says the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, noting that an estimated N36 billion is spent every year on merrymaking and

FG to Establish Three Automobile Training Centres in Nigeria

The Federal Government has revealed plans to create three automobile centres in Nigeria across three zones. The centres, to be located in Lagos (Ibadan Zone), Nnewi (Aba Zone) and Kano (Kaduna zone), would train Nigerians in auto maintenance and spare

FUTO Plans Automobile Production – Vice Chancellor

The Federal University of Technology, Owerri, is preparing to manufacture the first made in Nigeria car by 2015. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Cyril Asiabaka, in an announcement, said the university plans to manufacture the cars in commercial quantity by 2017. He

Nigeria Gets $500M Boost for Educational Development

The Nigerian education sector will get $500 million from a pool of global support, according to an announcement by the United Nations Special Envoy on Global Education and former British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. He visited Abuja, and held a

Lessons from the Hexavian Master Class

Entrepreneurs, brand managers, heads of departments and business owners across Lagos gathered at Collonades Resort, Ikoyi, recently for an intensive training on business, branding, strategy and project management at the Hexavian Master Class. The purpose of this gathering was aimed

WAEC Malpractice to Attract 5yr Imprisonment – Minister

The Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, has disclosed that the federal government, after the weekly Federal Executive Council on Wednesday meeting has approved, “the enactment of an Act to amend the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Act, CAP W4,

USAID Plans $100M Investment Towards Educational Development in Nigeria

The United States Agency for International Development, USAID, has announced an investment plan of $100m towards educational improvement in Nigeria. Mrs. Jill Jupiter-Jones, Team Leader, Education, USAID, disclosed this recently in Lagos. She explained that the goal for the investment

Summer Training: Teenage Entrepreneurship Academy

Do you want your teenager to be enterprising and smart about money? This summer your teenager can learn some life-enhancing lessons on business and entrepreneurship that can make him or her the next Mark Zuckerberg (of Facebook) or the next

Summer Series: Camps for Your Kids!

The holiday season is here again. For the students, it is time to play and relax after the stress of the school year. It’s the period they’ve been waiting for, when they can sleep freely without the unwanted wake-up calls.

Where is our History? The Mystery About Nigeria’s Past

You should be angry. Chances are that you had your primary or secondary school education, or both, in Nigeria. But could you sum up the history of Nigeria, in a few minutes, without preparation, if asked? I am angry that

Nigerian Students Make Laptops and Tablet PCs

Two students, Eyiolawi Gbenga, a Chemical Engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, and Afolabi Mark, a 200-level student of Food Science Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, have made tablet PCs and Laptops. They

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